Combined magnifier and cleaning device



y 1954 E. J. TOMASOVIC COMBINED MAGNIFIER AND CLEANING DEVICE Filed Marh25, 1949 ,lw r C gm a ni fg f nan/W00,

Patented July 6, l954 ao mares RATENTI or Pica CGMBINED MAGNIFIER ANDDEVICE Edward .J. Tomasovic,..-Chicago, ill].

Application March 25, 1949;Serial No.83;51

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ious pranks that people are rather careful when approached by a personhaving a.reputationjfor being a prankster. "They suspect him always and'accuseihim of playing all the pranks. .IInnocentor'not, he is alwayssuspected andthere- .fore anything he may try "to show is always:vfiewed.withgsuspicion.

In-order to overcome "this suspicion and still carry on hispranksg-lthe'prankster has recourse to many devices that serve-him wellin friendly gatherings. Among these,,;I.find my new device particularlyuseful and .amusing.

My invention is not only amusing but also useful. It is not only a toyof the squirt gun type but also a useful magnifying lens that has itspractical aspects. When not used as a toy, it has a small bellows thatcan be used to provide a small amount of air to blow dust off a coveredsurface and for other purposes that will be clear to any user.

It therefore is an object of my invention to provide a new and noveltype of squirt toy that provides an immeasurable amount of joy and fun.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a magnifying glassthat contains a small bellows in combination therewith to supply a smallblast of air to the surface to be examined.

These and other objects, extensions, modifications, and variationsthereof will be clearly apparent to those skilled in the art in light ofthe clear, accurate and lucid description given hereinbelow of thepreferred embodiment which is further illustrated in the attacheddrawing forming a part thereof. It therefore, is not my intention to belimited directly or indirectly by the specific preferred embodimentdescribed herein, since the same can manifestly be varied widely andstill come within the spirit of the fundamental concepts underlyingtheprinciples of my invention.

Therefore Figure 1 in the attached drawing is a perspective view of myimproved device.

Figure 2 is a plan View, while Figure 3 is a sectional view of the same.

In the drawing the numerical characters indicating certain elements inthe device refer to thesame elements in the specification below.

My improved device consists of a case which houses completely andprotects the magnifying lens l2 retained in the rim M. The glassretaining rim=M has thereon an extension-arm P6.

The. arm 16 and glass retaining rim M is pivotally mounted within thecase I 1] "by means-of'a grommet-like tube J l B' thatserVes- "as-'apivot shaft ab'out which the retaining '"rim 1 6 can rotate.

- "One half of the outer-edgeof the ease lirhas a downwardly projectingside or flange 20 that is su'fficientl-y deep enough -'t0- cover notonly the lens retaining :rim "M "but also the bellows 22. The other.half of the outer edge of 131160586 1135 an indentation thereinto-providea finger rest or.entry'-21l: on the riml4. The rim l' l, casel 0, -.grommet like tube 18 can he made -of plastic :or -metal whicheveris more=desirable 'The magni'fyingllens may be made of a clear plastic-'or glass.

The grommet-like tube Ell onsis'ts of =an upper end 26 which penetratesthe case l0 and is flared over the same to hold the case I0 securely ina pivoted juxtaposition about it. Ihe lower end 28 is formed into aright angle bend whose end has a slight collar thereon.

A bulb or bellows 22 is provided and it is preferably made of moldedplastic, rubber or thin flexible metal or materials that can be flexedso that a bellows action is obtained. In the bellows 22 is a chamber inwhich air, water or any other fluid medium is contained. The bellows hasa neck 30 thereon which fits snugly over the collar on the end 28 of thetube [8. Since the material forming the bellows 22 is resilient, ittherefore is obvious that when the bellows 22 are pressed, any fluidcontained therein is outwardly ejected through the tube l8. The bellowsor bulb 22 is substantially similar in contour to the lens rim and is ofa sufficient thickness, breadth and length to hold therein the desiredquantity of a fluid. It, like the rim I4, pivots and is fitted withinthe cover together with the rim I4 to form a compact unit of convenientsize and portability.

If the lens is to be used to observe an object, a prankster may fill thechamber of the bellows 22 with water and give the innocent victim orobserver a squirt. However; under certain conditions, it is frequentlydesirable to observe the surface of some hairy object and in that casethe opening of the tube l8 can be projected downwardly and a gentledraft produced on the object under observation by manipulating thebellows 22 to provide air with which to part the hair. Likewise, dustetc. can be blown off the surface under observation.

It is thus clearly obvious that my improved device can serve not only auseful purpose but can also be applied in fun by pranksters as a toy. Ittherefore is not, my intention to be limited to the preferred embodimentspecifically described hereinabove and shown in the illustration, sinceit can be varied widely and still be within the ambit and spiritunderlying the scope of the fundamental concepts of my invention asdefined in the hereunto appended claims.

I claim:

1. A combined magnifier and cleaning device comprising a magnifyinglens, a rim for said magnifying lens, an arm on said rim, a supportthrough said arm which is rotatably mounted on said support, the saidsupport comprising a grommet-like tube, one end of said tube flared overto retain the said arm in juxtaposition, an opening in the said flaredend directing the egress of any fluid substantially perpendicular to theplane of said lens, the lower end of said tube bent at right angles tothe said pivot and a bulb mounted on said right angle end whereby fluidscontained in said bulb can be ejected when pressure is applied to saidbulb.

2. A combined magnifier and cleaning device comprising a magnifyinglens, a rim for said lens, an arm on said rim, a hollow tube about whichthe said arm is mounted, an opening in one end of said tube, the saidopening capable of directing the fluid outwardly and substantiallyperpendicular to the said lens, the lower end of said tube having aright angle extension thereof, a bulb mounted on said extension, ahousing in which the said lens and said bulb fit thereunder and a meanson said tube to hold said rim arm, said bulb and said housing injuxtaposition.

3. A combined magnifier and cleaning device comprising a magnifyinglens, a rim for said lens, an arm on said rim, a hollow pivot meansabout which the said arm is pivotally mounted, an air bellows meansattached to one end of said hollow pivot means, and a housing attachedto the other end of said hollow pivot to contain the said lens, wherebyair from the bellows produced by pressure of observers fingers isdirected upon the surface of the object under observation.

4. A combined magnifier and cleaning device comprising a magnifyinglens, a rim to hold the same and rotatable about a support, a supportthrough said rim, the said support comprising a right angled hollowtube. the vertical leg of said tube acting as a shaft for said rim, thehorizontal leg of said tube having thereon a bulb, and a bulb for fluidattached to said horizontal leg and communicating internally with thevertical leg, whereby fluid within the bulb may be ejected at the objectunder observation when pressure is applied to said bulb.

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